Take-off mechanism for match-machines.



M. PARIDON. TAKE-OFF MECHANISM FOR MATCH MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. l9l5- Patented Jan. 8, 1918,

portion laterally to provide an inclined triangular member whereby the basal portion merges with the body of the plate. Hence matches falling diagonally from the match carrier impinge at or near their ends upon the oppositely-inclined edges of the ad acent blades respectively, and being thereby swung or cammed around are directed into the space between the blades; that is to say, assuming a splint to fall diagonally across the space as indicated in Fig. 3, the headed art of the splint contacts with the outer inclined surface of one of the blades and the other end of the splint impinges upon the inner inclined edge of the adjacent blade, and as the heavier or headed end of the splint naturally rolls down the opposing incline the other end of the match is canuned inwardly by the inclined edge opposed thereto, the resultant movement of the match tending to deflect it bodily into the space between the blades. Thus the chain may be etlicicntly impelled at a higher speed than formerly.

Although the blades may be separate members attached to the links of, the conveyor, I prefer to construct each blade as an integral part of a link, as best seen in Fig. 3, that is to say, the side members of each link and the transverse blade connecting them are struck up from a single piece of sheet metal with suitably-disposed eyes for the pivot rivets formed in the side members.

I claim as my invention 1. In take-otf mechanism for match ma chines, the combination with a match carrier and, a trough at the discharging portion thereof, of a conveyer movable along said trough having blades at. intervals apart directly beneath the path of awry unrestrained matches falling from the match carrier, the distance between adjacent blades being less than the length of a match and the upper portions of adjacent blades being formed to present match-deflectin inclines descending longitudinally of the blades in opposite directions to each other, whereby falling awry matches alighting upon such inclines-are caused to swin r bodily and fall into the space between the blades.

2. In take-off mechanism for match machines, the combination with a match carrier and a trough at the discharging portion thereof, of a conveyor movable along said trough having blades in spaced relation to each other directly beneath the path of awry unrestrained matches falling from the match carrier, the distance between adjacent blades being less than the length of a match, and the upper edge of each blade being formed to present two match-deflecting inclines descending longitudinally of the blade to the respective ends of the blade, whereby falling awry matches alighting upon the reversely disposed inclines of adjacent blades are caused to swing bodily and fall into the space between the blades.

3. In takeoff mechanism for match machines, the combination with a match carrier and a trough at the discharging portion thereof, of a conveyer movable along said trough having blades at intervals apart, the distance between adjacent blades being less than the length of a match and the upper edge of each blade being formed to present two match-deflecting inclines descending longitudinally of the blade to the respective ends of the blade, said upper edge also being later-ally deflected.

4. A match conveyor having blades thereon at intervals apart, the distance between adjacent blades being less than the length of a match and the upper edge of each blade being formed to present two match-deflecting inclines descending longitudinally of the blade to the respective ends of the blade, said upper edge also being laterally defiected.

Signed at the city and county of Oswego, and State of New 'York, this 12th day of April, A. D. 1915.

MICHAEL PARIDON.

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Washington, D. G. 

